Why do you collect memorabilia??

mikecala98 · #1 11-26-2024, 08:07 AM

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Originally Posted by ooo-ribay

Based on the names in the upper left, can you date that to a specific year(s)?

51-53 at first glance. Cookie is on there and he was a coach from 51-53. The small banners near the bum dare up to 1950 NL Champ flags. No Sandy’s so it isn’t 55 or later.

Edit: appears to be 1951 based on two Don’s.

ooo-ribay · #2 11-26-2024, 07:43 PM

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Originally Posted by mikecala98

51-53 at first glance. Cookie is on there and he was a coach from 51-53. The small banners near the bum dare up to 1950 NL Champ flags. No Sandy�s so it isn�t 55 or later.

Edit: appears to be 1951 based on two Don�s.

Giants had similar, in both NY and SF.

perezfan · #3 11-27-2024, 11:21 AM

Those are simply beautiful, Rob...

Especially that bottom one. Amazing graphics and stellar condition!

UKCardGuy · #4 11-27-2024, 06:30 PM

I think I'd call myself a baseball collector. That includes Cards and Memorabilia. Cards are great but memorabilia offers a better connection to history. When I get a old pennant or a ticket stub, it's a connection to a game or a stadium. Depending on the piece of memorabilia, it might actually be a true 1 of 1....not manufactured rarity but because it's the only surviving piece of history.

Mark17 · #5 11-27-2024, 08:38 PM

I can pull out my 1963 home Earl Battey jersey and know that every day during that season, Earl gazed at that same exact shirt, and half the time he put it on to play that game. Meanwhile, his 1966 road shirt travelled with him and the team around the circuit, and when Earl entered the visitor's locker room, same scenario.

GU jerseys were actually part of the game - in the clubhouse, in the dugouts, on the players' backs, in the batters' box, on the bases, and so on.

Cards are mass produced bits of cheap cardboard and ink that likely never got close to the players or stadiums. And with some cards, like those seemingly generic drawings on early strip cards, the images aren't always that great anyway.

I used to collect cards, but aside for some T202s, once I see what cards look like online, owning them doesn't hold much appeal. With GU jerseys though, those things are magical. They were THERE.

ooo-ribay · #6 11-28-2024, 09:38 AM

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Originally Posted by Mark17

I can pull out my 1963 home Earl Battey jersey and know that every day during that season, Earl gazed at that same exact shirt, and half the time he put it on to play that game. Meanwhile, his 1966 road shirt travelled with him and the team around the circuit, and when Earl entered the visitor's locker room, same scenario.

GU jerseys were actually part of the game - in the clubhouse, in the dugouts, on the players' backs, in the batters' box, on the bases, and so on.

Cards are mass produced bits of cheap cardboard and ink that likely never got close to the players or stadiums. And with some cards, like those seemingly generic drawings on early strip cards, the images aren't always that great anyway.

I used to collect cards, but aside for some T202s, once I see what cards look like online, owning them doesn't hold much appeal. With GU jerseys though, those things are magical. They were THERE.

I absolutely love jerseys (especially the flannels), but space considerations and cost have kept me from ever getting into that segment of collecting. Probably a good thing.

pbspelly · #7 11-28-2024, 10:37 AM

Relatives

Hankphenom · #8 11-29-2024, 04:11 PM

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Originally Posted by ooo-ribay

Giants had similar, in both NY and SF.

Those are great!

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